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"Scarface" is one of those must see films that everyone who loves crime thrillers needs to see, if only for the intense character portrait of crime.
It is a serious, often hilarious peek under the rock where nightmares strut in $800 suits and Armageddon lies around the next twist of treason.

Al Pacino's Tony Montana was terrible. Pacino is a grossly over-rated actor whose career has gone on for far too long now. He really should have stuck to playing such roles as a gay-wannabe like he did in Cruising. Yeah. That's the only sort of part that I think Pacino is most suitable for.

For nearly 3 hours (!) this stupid movie did nothing but bask and wallow in a gross excess and unpleasantness and then, in the end, offered no new insights, except that (get this!) "crime doesn't pay" (which isn't any sort of new news at all).

If you honestly want to see an excellent production of Scarface (and some superb acting, as well), then check out the original version, starring Paul Muni, from 1932. It puts everything about this inferior, up-dated film to absolute shame.

Highly entertaining off-the-wall production!! DePalma at his wildest!! Pacino hysterically magnificent (THIS is the one his "Oscar" should have come for) and the 80s' production values and Moroder music are just fantastic.

Scarface is an incredible film about the darker side of the American dream, about wanting excess stuff. Brian De Palma's take is incredible. Al Pacino performance is up their with the great gangster performances of all time. This film has a long run time but it goes by really quick especially the last hour. This is not only one of the most quoted movies of all time but truly a must see film.

britprincess1ajax
Apr 11, 2016

SCARFACE is a classic, no question. But with classics, I expect a serious tone. Sure, SCARFACE is a serious story, too, but with an unintentionally hilarious streak, owing to Pacino's over-the-top performance as Tony Montana. I enjoyed it. My only complaint is the severely abrupt ending that everyone's already seen by the time they get around to watching the film as a whole. Anyone who can handle the language and drug use and violence will probably enjoy SCARFACE.

7duffy
Sep 24, 2015

Not as bad as I originally thought. However, it does suffer from a terribly dated soundtrack. Al Pacino's performance, is indeed, "over the top".

Mocha6ft3
Apr 03, 2012

I was thinking while watching this movie, that it nevers seems to get old or boring. And like many people i have seen it a few times. The new "Platinum Edition" has a much better sound than the first edition. Making this already classic film worthy to play on your HOMETHEATER. The action, guns, music and vocals all sound fuller and your subwoofer now adds to the excitement. I like this movie, of course, and give it 5 stars!!!! For improved sound. Lobster,shrimp, shrimp fried rice and lemon ice tea.

This has to be one of my all time gangster movies. It is filled with incredible acting, fantastic directing, and it has a wonderful script. If blood, excessive profanity, and drug use bothers you then stay clear of this movie. But if none of these things bother you then be prepared to witness one of the best told rise to power gangster stories ever told. I would recommend this movie to fans of gangster movies as well as fans of action flicks.

Tony Montana: What you lookin' at? You all a bunch of f**kin' assholes. You know why? You don't have the guts to be what you wanna be? You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your f**kin' fingers and say, "That's the bad guy." So... what that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don't have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. So say good night to the bad guy! Come on. The last time you gonna see a bad guy like this again, let me tell you. Come on. Make way for the bad guy. There's a bad guy comin' through! Better get outta his way!